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Chrysocolla from
Pat Hills, Pearce area, Sulphur Springs Valley, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Chrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Comments:Occurs in numerous calcite veins cutting porphyritic andesite flow rocks.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calcite
Malachite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysocolla data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pat Hills, Pearce area, Sulphur Springs Valley, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:246641
Long-form Identifier:1:3:246641:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysocolla
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘCommonwealth Mine, Pearce, Pearce Mining District, Pearce Hills, Sulphur Springs Valley, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘSulphur Springs Valley, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘHilltop Mine, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘAntelope group, Mexican Hat Mountain, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘGold Band Mine, Mexican Hat Mountain, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Zn-Pb-Ag prospect, California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
32.4km (20.2 miles) ⓘSullivan Mine group (Crosby Mine group; Blue Bell Mine; Copperopolis Mine), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘGermania Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘApril Fool Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘMaid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Lausen, Carl (1927) Piedmontite from the Sulphur Spring Valley, Arizona. American Mineralogist, 12 (7) 283-286
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.285
 
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